

The Real Word
The Real Word
Welcome to The Real Word, hosted by real estate professionals and entrepreneurs Byron Lazine and Nicole White. Each week, Byron and Nicole share their word on current industry news, discuss rackets flooding the industry, and shout out a marketeer of the week.
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May 23, 2023 • 24min
The TRUTH Behind Agents Getting Out Of Business | The Real Word 274
Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss Byron’s NBC segment on Bare Minimum Mondays, NAR losing members, whether it's worth it to get your real estate license in 2023, a commercial broker’s advice to young people, and how handling your emotions can make you rich.
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This episode's sources:
https://nowbam.com/from-social-media-to-nbc-byron-lazine-discusses-the-bare-minimum-monday-trend/
https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/documents/monthly-membership-04-2023.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OKuMtBkiCHo
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bFnlLPuGoIM
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TQR3TSVzMLA
Timestamps:
00:00–00:34 Intro
00:34 Topic #1 Byron’s NBC segment on the Bare Minimum Monday trend
06:42 Topic #2 NAR is losing members
11:12 Topic #3 Video #1—”Is it worth getting your real estate license in 2023?”
15:30 Video #2—”Commercial real estate broker’s advice to young people”
17:45 Video #3—”Handling your emotions can make you rich”
#realestateagents #realestatebusiness #realestatepodcast

May 16, 2023 • 29min
How Mortgage Brokers Can Earn Agents' Business & Barstool Admits Defeat | The Real Word 273
Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss last night’s BAM vs Barstool debate, Matt Lionetti’s open letter to mortgage brokers, Gen Zers becoming real estate investors, and a special discount code to BAMx.
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This episode's sources:
https://nowbam.com/bam-vs-barstool-sports-real-estate-debate/
https://nowbam.com/an-open-letter-to-mortgage-brokers/
https://fortune.com/2023/05/15/gen-zers-are-tipping-their-toes-into-the-housing-market-real-estate-investing/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=fortune-daily&tpcc=dailydigest&tpcc=NL_Marketing
Timestamps:
00:00–01:28 Intro
01:28 Topic #1—BAM vs Barstool Debate
07:47 Topic #2—An open letter to mortgage brokers
17:15 Topic #3—Bare Minimum Monday vs Maximum Monday
26:28 Discount code to BAMx
#mortgagebroker #realestateagents #barstool

May 9, 2023 • 27min
Barstool Sports Calls Out Real Word With UNHINGED Clip | The Real Word 272
Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss an attack on The Real Word by Dave Culllinane of Barstool Sports, their reactions to Patrick Bet David’s take on home price declines, and a BAM post showing 72% of renters believe homeownership will never happen for them.
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This episode's sources:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kirk-minihane-show/id1467438756?i=1000611906906
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnd_pGcQ9JY
https://nowbam.com/
Timestamps:
00:00–01:04 Intro
01:04 Topic #1—The podcast reaction
05:43 Byron’s response to Dave Cullinane
11:21 Topic #2—Reaction clip: Patrick Bet-David
15:26 The difference between home sales and home values
19:58 Topic #3—”72% of Renters Believe Homeownership Will Never Happen” (BAM)
#barstoolsports #barstool #patrickbetdavid

May 2, 2023 • 30min
Homes.com VS Realtor.com - The Real Estate Portal Race | The Real Word 271
Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss Homes.com competing with Zillow, the one photo that could make or break a sale, and a YouTube Short with Ryan Serhant advising people wanting to make $1M in real estate not to immediately become real estate investors.
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This episode's sources:
https://www.realestatenews.com/2023/04/29/homes-com-making-big-strides-in-portal-race-but-zillow-dominates
https://nowbam.com/the-homes-com-response-will-surprise-you/
https://www.realtor.com/advice/sell/real-estate-photographers-reveal-the-one-listing-photo-that-can-make-or-break-a-sale/
https://youtube.com/shorts/hzC4poN4Np4?feature=share
Timestamps:
00:00–01:40 Intro
01:40 Topic #1: “Homes.com making big strides in portal race”
08:56 The Homes.com response (BAM article by Ray Ellen)
13:50 How is Homes.com making money?
15:57 “Responsibility must be given; it can’t be taken.”
17:03 Topic #2: “The one photo that can make or break a sale”
21:28 Topic #3: Ryan Serhant video
23:00 What’s the quickest path to $1 million in real estate right now?
#realestatewebsite #homesearch #realestatepodcast

Apr 25, 2023 • 37min
The Escalating Brokerage Battle For Ultimate Agent Count | The Real Word 270
Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss what millennials and Gen Z think it might take for them to become a homeowner, the boomerang effect of real estate agents returning to their old brokerages, and advice from Monica Church on the type of videos agents should stop making.
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Check out this week's episode of the Over Ask Podcast with Monica Church: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KkErf4a1wo
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This episode's sources:
https://nowbam.com/what-are-the-odds-winning-the-lottery-vs-homeownership/
https://www.inman.com/2023/04/25/meet-the-boomerang-agents-returning-to-their-old-brokerages/
https://youtube.com/shorts/Hhu6jnep0dY?feature=share
Timestamps:
00:00–00:22 Intro
00:22 Topic #1: Winning the lottery vs homeownership
01:45 Chart: “Home price growth by months into the decade” (Case Shiller)
03:09 Gen Z & millennial perceptions on what it will take to afford a home
06:35 Big takeaways
09:09 Topic #2: Inman article on boomerang agents
11:39 Giving credit to Compass
14:00 Chart: “Percent change in agent count by quarter”
18:30 Big takeaways
23:57 Topic #3: What type of content agents should stop making
25:28 Nicole’s take
27:03 Byron’s take
29:14 Recommendations for (most) agents
#realestatebrokerage #realestateagents #realestatepodcast

Apr 18, 2023 • 38min
Why Barbara Corcoran Says You Should Buy a Home RIGHT NOW | The Real Word 269
Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss real estate advice and Friday firings by Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran, plus a BAM article on AI replacing real estate agents—and why Matt Lionetti believes you have nothing to worry about.
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This episode's sources:
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/17/barbara-corcoran-buying-real-estate-advice.html
https://fortune.com/2023/04/13/shark-tank-barbara-corcoran-loves-firing-negative-workers-on-fridays/
https://nowbam.com/yes-ai-will-replace-real-estate-agents-but-this-is-why-you-dont-have-to-worry/
Timestamps:
00:00–03:28 Intro
00:27 Elon Musk tagging news sources on Twitter
01:50 Update on last week’s invitation to Rachael Hite
03:28 Topic #1: Barbara Corcoran’s real estate advice (CNBC)
13:02 Is it always a good time to buy?
14:37 Chart: “Home price growth by months into the decade”
17:11 Topic #2: “I love firing (negative) people on Fridays” (Fortune)
19:43 “The Bare-Minimum Monday crowd…”
24:51 Topic #3: Will AI replace real estate agents? (BAM)
29:08 Some things AI will do better than (human) RE agents
#barbaracorcoran #realestateinvesting #buyingahome

Apr 11, 2023 • 35min
Zillow Deepens Home Buyer Trust & Inman's Strange Phone Call | The Real Word 268
Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss Zillow’s new monthly payment search filter, the increase in property taxes, and an Inman opinion piece responding to Byron’s previous comments on the article, “I’m an agent. You can’t tell me what to wear on the job.”
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This episode's sources:
https://nowbam.com/zillow-now-allows-home-buyers-to-search-based-on-monthly-payments/
https://nowbam.com/another-affordability-hurdle-property-taxes-are-up-across-the-u-s/
https://www.inman.com/2023/04/06/you-cant-tell-an-agent-what-to-wear-i-said-then-you-responded/
Timestamps:
00:00–01:02 Intro
01:02 #1: Zillow allows buyers to search based on monthly payments
07:58 #2: Property taxes are up across the country
18:32 #3: The Inman phone call & article
22:20 “Hey, are you mad at Rachael, who wrote ‘Bare Minimum Monday’ last week…?”
26:03 "We've got to have Rachael on this show.”
31:43 “52% of sellers in 2023 are Boomers…”
#zillow #homebuyers #inman

Apr 4, 2023 • 26min
March Madness Chaos Ensues As Trump's Indictment Threatens Real Estate Empire | The Real Word 267
Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss a BAM post on three lessons from March Madness, plus news on the Trump indictment and the “Bare minimum Monday” TikTok Trend.
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This episode's sources:
https://nowbam.com/3-lessons-from-march-madness-to-help-you-win-in-real-estate/
https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2023/04/03/trump-indictment-poses-risk-for-real-estate-empire
https://www.inman.com/2023/04/01/bare-minimum-monday-how-this-tiktok-trend-could-change-your-work-week/
Timestamps:
00:00–00:50 Intro
00:50 Racket #1: “Three Lessons from March Madness” (BAM)
07:55 Racket #2: The Trump indictment and his real estate empire (The Real Deal)
12:01 Racket #3: “Bare Minimum Monday?” (Inman)
19:29 Reactions to the TikTok video
#marchmadness #donaldtrump #realestatepodcast

Mar 28, 2023 • 35min
Patrick Bet-David VS Barry Habib - Housing Affordability Debate | The Real Word 266
Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss agents losing leads to Homes.com, commercial real estate hitting a wall, and a Valuetainment YouTube video with Barry Habib on the challenges American home buyers face in today’s market.
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This episode's sources:
https://nowbam.com/breaking-is-homes-com-using-your-name-to-steal-your-leads/
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/27/investing/premarket-stocks-trading/index.html
https://youtu.be/J6Ni0aZckwg
Timestamps:
00:00–01:12 Intro
01:12 Topic #1: Is Homes.com using agent names to steal leads?
06:05 Byron discovers an Inman ad with his name on it
08:51 Response from Homes.com
13:21 “I don’t believe she has a case against Homes.com”
15:22 Topic #2: Commercial real estate is in trouble
22:29 Employers using webcams to track their remote employees
27:22 Topic #3: Valuetainment video: “Americans can’t afford to buy homes…”
31:01 Do you see affordability improving in 2023?
#patrickbetdavid #housingaffordability #realestatepodcast

Mar 21, 2023 • 34min
How Rising Interest Rates Will Impact Millennials & Boomers | The Real Word 265
Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the warning by Million Dollar Listing star Josh Altman, the tug of war between millennials and boomers, what Zillow CEO Rich Barton is saying with his prediction for the housing market and what “back to the basics” really means.
Learn more about the Turn On Event here: https://nowbam.com/turn-on-a-fusion-of-creativity-and-business/
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This episode's sources:
https://www.foxbusiness.com/real-estate/million-dollar-listing-star-warns-ca-mansion-tax-deliver-hardest-hit-since-2007
https://www.inman.com/2023/03/20/the-tug-of-war-between-millennials-and-boomers-heats-up-this-spring/
https://www.inman.com/2023/03/17/zillow-ceo-rich-barton-the-real-pain-is-probably-coming/
Timestamps:
00:00–02:55 Intro
02:55 Topic #1: California mansion tax
08:17 Thoughts on the mansion tax
11:27 Thoughts on property taxes and how they’ll impact inventory
16:22 Topic #2: The tug-of-war between millennials and boomers
23:00 Why the new market won’t save homebuyers
25:26 Topic #3: Zillow CEO Rich Barton says “The real pain is probably coming”
29:14 What “back to the basics” really means
#millennials #interestrates #realestatepodcast